Pedro Pinto (politician) explained

Pedro Pinto
Office1:President of the Parliamentary Group of CHEGA
Term Start1:June 2, 2022
Office2:Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Term Start2:March 29, 2022
Constituency2:Faro
Birth Name:Pedro Miguel Soares Pinto
Birth Date:1 July 1977
Birth Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Nationality:Portuguese
Party:CHEGA (since 2019)
Otherparty:CDS – People's Party (until 2019)
Alma Mater:Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa
Predecessor1:André Ventura

Pedro Miguel Soares Pinto (born July 1, 1977) is a Portuguese journalist, businessman and politician of the Chega party and a member of the Assembly of the Republic for Faro since 2022. He performs the functions of Secretary-General in the party and is part of the inner circle of president André Ventura.

Biography

Pinto was born in Lisbon in 1977. He studied international relations at the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa.[1] After graduating, he worked as a journalist and became a director for Ruedo Ibérico magazine. He later founded an events organizing business.[2]

He was initially active in the CDS – People's Party before leaving to join Chega in 2019 and became Chega's district secretary in Beja where he was elected as a municipal councilor in 2020 before transferring to Faro.

For the 2022 Portuguese legislative election, he contested the Faro constituency and was elected to the Assembly of the Republic. In the Assembly he has focused on matters related to immigration and the COVID-19 policy. He is also president of the Chega parliamentary group.[3] [4]

According to the magazine Sábado, Pedro Pinto has made several public references to Estado Novo and praised Salazar.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Só há uma mulher nos deputados do Chega. E é antifeminista. Guerreiro. Catarina. 2022-01-31. 2022-02-02. pt. Claudino. Henrique Magalhães. CNN Portugal.
  2. Web site: Chega. Os promovidos, os despromovidos e um desaparecido. A escolha unipessoal de Ventura para deixar de ser único na AR. Figueiredo. Inês André. 2022-01-23. 2022-01-30. pt-PT. Observador.
  3. Web site: Agência para Migrações a cargo da ministra dos Assuntos Parlamentares. 2022-04-27. 2022-04-27. pt. Notícias ao Minuto.
  4. Web site: Deputados do Chega ficam à porta de escola do Opus Dei em Lisboa após direção cancelar reunião. Figueiredo. Inês André. 2022-04-22. pt-PT. Observador.
  5. https://expresso.pt/politica/2022-02-17-varios-deputados-do-chega-fazem-referencias-a-salazar-e-ao-estado-novo